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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-17

The Curious Manner in Which Apples are
Turned tn Brandy In - Yankee Village.
LISTENER" in Boston Transcript.
The prohibitory law has been in force SO long
at Eas Ephesus and throughout the surround
ing country that it's affords excellent op-
portunity to judge OF the effects OF prohibition
in permauence 1t were. The memory Of the
Oldest inhabitant may run to the time when liQ-
uor was lawful sold in the town. but the
middle aged man can scarcely remember it. The
rumsellers long prescription has never been in
tercepted there, Well il there rum to be had
in East Ephesus2 The Listener has no
desire to be summoned over TO the court at
Ramsoate the occasion OF his next visit
and submitted to an inquIsition as to what he
knows about it; though he might with the most
absolute truth declare his entire Ignorance OF
any specific transactions. But he has broad
general idea that there is a prime quality OF
apple brandy manufactured somewhere in the
neighborhood and that the manufacture goes
on regardless of all prosecutions and inqusi-
tons There is a farm house on one of the hills
of Ephesus where hearsay says the trusted
friend and guest may be entertained with the
skifully distilled and aromatic product OF the
Baldwin, the Rhode Island greening, the North
ern Spy. and the Russet Sweeting. As the
guest takes mis- beverage, he may happen to in
quire: :.
'.Now I'll be goldarned if know whore did
get it," says Mr. Hayseed, with grin.
'.Come! You know shall never tell. just
a matter of Information to a stranger, give
me idea how you obtain such supplies, and of
such quality too in this prohibition State"
"Wall. it was the strangest thing that ever
you see," says the farmer, looking serious.
'You see, last fail, after I'd gathered my Pound
Sweetings, / happened to leave threa bags o.
tnem apples in the corner o the horse barn over
night, while 1 gittiu' bin ready for 'em In
the sullar Nothin' strange about that, was
they9 We never lock up the doors nights
round here No burgulArs ever heerd of in
these parts. Wall, next mornin. when got up
and went out to do the chores, il them ere bags
o. apples want gone out O. the corner o that
horse-barn Never heerd or such thing in my
life Nothiu' ever stole out o. that barn before
since't Was built. 1t puzzled me, tell ye
Wal, it went along and went along, and kep'
wonderin' who in thunder had stole them apples.
till one day, bout a week after the apples was
stole. won't out = the barn one mornn to do
the chores, n there in the corner. the very
same place that them bags O. apples had stood,
there sot big two gallon jug. I smelt of it.
and I'll be gol-darned il it want cider brandy!
Now wa'n't that the strangest thing you ever
heerd of"
OF course the visitor must admit that it was
verv strange thing indeed. The incident, how
ever, could hardly fail to give him an interest
ing exterior glimpse of the way the apple brandy
business is carried on by moonlight in Ephesus.
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CHEAPENING A POEM.
An Editors Cruel Reduction from the Au-
thor's Price to His Own.

An Editors Cruel Reduction from the Au-
thor's Price to His Own.
Detroit Free Press.
The editor knew that he was poet the mo-
ment he opened the door, He was pale and tall
and thin. with tangled hair and wild eyes.
Proof positive of his affection was given when
he drew a role Of manuscript from his pocket
and said.
II have. ahem. a little poem here dashed off
in an idle hour lam contributor to the Bing-
field Battle-Axe, tire"
"What is your poem about ~ asked the editor.
There was vacant quarter column in his
make up that day, and he was strangely short
of ''slush."
ooh, it's on THE Seasons" said the poet,
amazed at the editors unheard of civility.
.'Tow much do you want for itp
swell, I-I-sbout $40"
'sForty fddlesticksW Go to"
''Oh, we'll; beg your pardon. I didn't just
know what you generally paid. How would
twenty five suit your
''Twenty-five3 Bah! l."
"Well, say twenty, thenF
"Why, mar alive. can get poems by the
bu shel. the cord. the carload for"
well, we'll, it's surely worth ten. The Bing-
field Battle-Axe editor says
II don't what he says. He's an editor
and an irresponsible person."
But, my dear sir. surely you wouldn't think
Of offering me patry So for the poem2"
Il guess not, I'd like to ses myself Offering you
Swo and half for it."
"Why. sir, I-I-But then in consideration Of
your immense circulation and the advantages
likely to ensue from my name appearing in your
paper. might consider your order Of"
Il havn't made any offer yet, my friend; this
paper amt got any dollar and a quarter to throw
away on poetry at this time of the year"
IA dollar and a quartsrl Why. you said just
now that you"
mo. didn't. But we don't ask our contribu-
tors to work for nothing Now. here's n ticket
good for a regular straight twenty five cent
dinner at Stops restaurant If you want to take
that in exchange for your forty-dollsr piece of
rot you can have il"
"Why man, IL
take il, or leave It'll Quick !"
"Well, owing TO the high standing of your D;
per. don't know but Pil-rll-"
"Oh, you'll take the meal tcketa ] thought
you would
He took it and left in its stead twenty nine
pages of foolccap THE Seasons" the coolest
and saddest of them all having dawnsd for him
1T that moment.
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Elsewhere.

KANSAS CITY. July 16.-The live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Castle-Receipts 12OO shipments.
1000. Market steady; good to choice cornfed So SO
s.. 10D2.50; feeding steers, 50. 90: cows
81 .5OOZ5O grass range steers, $2.2503.2O.
Hogs-Receipts, 8 200; shipments. $500. Mar
with tho advance lost except for light which a
shade lower than yesterdays closing prices;
good to choice. $5.3o05.40; common to medium
$5.0005 IS.
sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments. 100. Market
steady; good to choice, $3.5o04.oo, common to
medium, $2.5003.25.
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Cattle-Receipts, 100;
h heavy native steers. S4.oOS430 butchers steers
fair to choice. SO 5O04OO; feeders. fair to good,
$3. 0O039O; stockers. fair to good So. OO02. 80;
Texans and Indians common grass to good cornfed.
Hogs-Receipts, 7OO shipments, 700. Market
stronger. Choice heavy and butchers selections,
$5.5005.7O packing and Workers. medium to choice,
Sheep-Receipts, none shipments 1000. Mar
ket strong. Clipped, fair to prime. So. 10 Is;
lambs. 1878 "a. so.
CHICAGO. July 16.-The Drovers' Journal reports
steady; shipping steers, $3oo042o 20: stockers and
feeders, %15O03.OO. COWS, bulls and mixed 81 so
az. go; Texas cattle. $1.75 $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 5000. Mar:
So hsb.. SIS. soS5 So sips. ss.7se5.ao
shsep.Rsceiigts, 200 Market steady; natives
037Oi lambs, $1.5O03.SO.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. July 16.-Cattle-R Receipts
532 shipments. 513. Nothing doing; all through
consignments. Fifteen of cattle shipped to New
York to day.
Hogs-Rsceipis 1000; shipments 200 Market
active; Philadephias, $575D5. SO; Workers.. S. 65
go; common and light. So. 5005.60 Three cars
Sheep-Receipts, 2. 400; shipments, 2, 400. Market
firm at yesterdays prices.
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Ths Labor Organizations.

Nearly all the local organizations win elect officers
this week.
The carpenters are still making an effort to organ
lie a separate local union.
There are seventeen trade-unions and thirty eight
Knights of Labor assemblies in the city comprising
with their families aemy of over 10000 people.
There will be meeting Of the stockholders of the
Cooperative Overall Company Wednesday evening for
the purpose of increasing the capital stock The com
pany has had remarkably prosperous career and IL
becoming a fixed industry of the city.
District assembly No. log. X of L.. held it's rcgu.
lar meeting Friday evening, but did nothing except
pass resolutions proering assistance to the striking
printers, and indorsng the action of the executive
committee in it's fight against the street railway COM
pAny.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Central
Labor Union, held Monday evening, the following
officers elected for the ensuing year: President.
E. T. Oburn; vice-president J. III. Winters; CORE
spending and recording secretary. sJohn Bodenmier;
financial secretary Edward =. Pope; treasurer. Mil
ton q. Farnham trustees VIM. p. Smith, w. j.
Smith and J. +. White sergeantstarms, Henry
Jones'
The third annual meeting of the Indiana Federation
oe Trades will convene at No 1l2i9 East Washing
ton street, Tuesday morning. at 10 o'clock. Every
labor organization in the state is expected to send
delegate and the attendance is expected TO reach
eral hundred. The object of the federation is to
thoroughly organize and combine the many labor
organizations of the State. The headquarters of the
federation will be at. the Occidental Hotel Emil
Levy Is president of the organization, and John r.
flanagan, secretary.
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TIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. sUNDA1


Cash quotations were as follows Flour, dull and
neglected, with prices unchanged and steadicr No.
spring wheat 6gia 90 cac; No. spring wheat NOM
inal; No. 2 red 72isc No corn 36Ac. No. oats
26isc. No re 45c No q Barley nominal al Mess
&6,62ia16.65. shortrib sides doose). 9. 12ia0
S.l5c. Dry-salted shoulders fboxed). 800 d6. OOc
short clear sides tboxedl. s.35DS4Oc. Whiskey,
distilers' finished goods, $I.10-
On the Produce Exchange to-day, the butter market
was very firm for fancy grades; medium grades in
large supply. Creamery. 14iac; dairy, 13ia016c.
Eggs. weak; III ia012c.
Receipts-Flour, Is 900 brls; wheat, 10000 bu;
corn Ga 600 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye. 5000 bu;
barley, 500 bu. shipments--Flour. 5000 brls:
wheat, les 900 bu; corn las. 900 bu; oats, $4,000
bn; rye. Z. 600 bu.
BALTIMORE. July 6.--Wheat--western shade
frmer. No. winter red. spot, and july S10SI lac;
August. s1i4aSlasc September, S23s0e2isc; Oc-
tober. S3h20S4c. Corn-Western frmer and dull
Mixed spot. 4416044 SEC; August. 45045i4c. Oats
easier and quiet. Western white, 37G30c do mixed
81 136c. Rye quiet at 55 D56c. Provisions steady
and quiet. Coffee firm and quiet ut 1SloD19l4c
Other articles unchanged. Receipts-Wheat. 73 100
bu, corn. 7.1OO bu oats, 1000 Blu; rye GOO bu
Shipments-Corn go, 100 Blu.
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A Relic OF Abr~h.m Lincoln.

Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Charles ID. Postop. the local agent and
manager OF the SabinAl Mining and Milling
company OF Mexico; has temporarily In his
10 both . sad reminder OF Che martvred Presi-
dent and work OF art In 1865 Mr. Poston WAS
the Territorial delegate in Congress from Ari-
IONA, which his had recently aided in organizing
into Territory. About the middle of March,
when he was ready TO leave Washington he
wished 10 leave with the President memento
OF himself and the new Territory. With
that idea In view, he secured 400 ounces
of silver from Arizona and sent IL to Tiffany ia
New York, with order TO make IL into an
ink-stand. 1t came in due time and was
quietly placed on the Presidents private desk
while he was out for n drive. The ink we'll was
only used until April IL, when the assassination
took place, aud whom Mr. Poston came to Chi
cago a short time ago, never having seen or
heard Of 10 afterward. he called upon Mr.. Robert
Il. Lincoln TO learn IL il could not be photo
graphed. This disclosed the fact that Il had
been lying in a vault for twenty two years, and,
permission having been willingly accorded,
long enough to have it thoroughly cleaned
and photographed. Some idoa Of it's
intrinsic value may be gained when IL 10
remem bered that the four hundred ounces Of
silver were worth 81. % per ounce whom the stand
was ordered, and the bill for the work IL was
1862 In the center OF the stand, above the
double ink-wells, rises a small fac-simile Of the
dome OF the Capitol ut Washington, surmounted
by the Goddess Of Liberty. This lifts of and
becomes silver call-bell. This is flankod on
one eide by finely executed statuette of q
Comanche Indian, and on the other side by q
figure of tho Same size representing Mr. Poston
In pioneer costume. with rife in hand. As soon
will be returned to Mr.. Robert Lincoln's GUS
tOdv
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The Kuow-Somethings.


1t is said that seventy five organizations known
Know something's" have already been
formed in Massachusetts, since the affair of the
Quesn's jubilee, for tho purpose of opposing the
element which appeared in such force to
threaten those holding tho socalled banquet
with violence. We have seen extracts from .
circular which is said to be circulated. in
which this demonstration Of lawlessness and
other bad features in municipal governments
attributed to the Catholic Church. In other
words, effort appears to be in progress to
revive organization akin to that Know-no
ingism which swept the country in 1854, and
died as suddenly, without accomplishing any
good The movement was directed against for
eigners generally, this appears to be directed
against the Irish and the Catholic Church. The
thing which caused public attention to be
directed to this matter the large and
turbulent force which appeared in the
streets of Boston in the vicinity Of Fanueil
Hall the evening that a small party OF admirers
OF Queen Victoria held . banquet in that edi-
fee There were 1000 or 1000 of them. It is
probable that large part of them were of Irish
blood, but IL is equally certain that the most Of
them were born in this country and have had the
privilege of attending our public schools
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COMPANY AS Competitive Drilis.

At tho last monthly competitive drill given by Con-
pany A. Sergeant Hereth carried off the prize badge
Col. N. r. Ruckle acted judge. and all the boys
pleased with the justneas of his decisions These
monthly drills have become popular with the boys,
and in the future will still be better test of the ind
vidual efficiency of each man. For prize Capt. w.
j. Kerchival has had q monogram pin mndc,
which surpasses anything of the kind in the CITY, The
interlaced letters Co. A surrounded underneath
with sprays of flowers and above with tho inscription
Duct amor patri@" This monogram is suspended
from pair of crossed miniature rifles. the barrels of
which are made of oxidzed silver and above is the
pin upon which will be engraved the name of the
lucky who shall win the present company badge
the most times during the year.
Company A leaves Tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
for a weeks stay in camp at Eagle Lake, near
Warsaw. They will be accompanied by q number of
their friends.
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
The Trade of the Week Quite Satisfactory for
Midsummer.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.
The volume of trade in the week closing to-day has
rather exceeded the expectations of the early part
the week in most departments. Dry goods men. for
instance. have been doing respectable business
in replsnshing broken stock and clearing out stuff
which they do not wish to carry to another year.
Grocers have had good trade. The distribution Of
sugars has been immense and the movement of
coffees good. Canned goods attracting a good
deal of attention and prices rule stronger for all
descriptions. The provision market maintains the
strong of the early part of the week and good
deal is doing in jobbing way. There is q
good deal of activity in the produce
markets. The range of prices il lower than
the beginning of the week but still averaging
we'll with the prices in midsummer of former years.
Choice butter is in good demand Eggs weak,
large per cent of the arrivals poor Poultry firm
ceipts light comparatively speaking The market Is
of rspberres and the receipts of blackberries
fall far short of the demand another week and these
duction coming in freely, prices nominal Tomatoes
of home growth come in slow and prices shipped
aud home grown rule high. Tomatoes need rain bad
" and unless it soon comes prices the entire
will be higher than usual In the other markets there
is little to NOTE prices ruling as for some days
past.
The local wheat market rules tame. The bidding
Change showed that dealers not Opposed to
ture far from the shore. The range of prices WIS
shade than Friday but late in the day braced
up somewhat reports of favorable character
from other markets. Corn steady and there is q good
demand for choice grades at prices quoted Oats firm
and in good demand at the better prices Track bids
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school, ChiIdren's Eyesight.

philadelphia Times
A German physician who mas been making q
study Of the various kinds OF script aud the efect
which the of each kind has upon the eyes
Of children has concluded that all children
should DO taught . perpendicular handwriting.
1t may be possible, he says for adults to write
more rapidly slanting than a perpendicular
hand. but children are not required to write
rapidly. but in a manner that does not tend to
deform their vertebral column or their eyes
The German script must be particularly trying
ton that . child, If left to himself
will take naturally to .back hand aud il
compelled to write slanting hand will turn
the copy book obliquely twist himself into
some impossible attitude. AS matter OF fact
slantng letters quite modern invention,
being hardly seen in any language till within
couple of hundred years. IL is noteworthy, also,
that among those who have TO write continu-
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vulgarizing westminster Abbey.

We shall not know how much harm has been
done to Westminster Abbey In preparing il for
the royal thanksgiving service until the scaffolds
have been removed. More care, IL 10 believed,
has been taken than on some previous occasions,
but one wanton piece of mischief has certainly
been committed We shall scarcely be believed
when we say that the coronation chair, perhaps
to most EnglisbE,en the most precious Of all the
precious relics in the abbey, was handed over to
some barbarian to be smartened up, and he has
daubed it the orthodox Wardour-street brown,
and vanished i'll Yet this 10 true. The chair,
which even then had long story behind it, has
suffered much from hard usage and from the
hands of the mischievous. But not even in the
perilous time when George Nv was crowned was
it attempted to take away the chairs age and
make a new thing of 1t. Now, when we pride
ourselves on knowing more about old art work
than our fathers did, this has been done, and the
throne of twenty six monarchs has been vulgar
lied into the semblance Of the hall chair Of .
cockney gothic villa
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MONEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
A Day OF small Trananctions. but Prices Were
Firm 20 Strong.

Day OF Small Tranaactions. but Prices Were
Firm 90 strong.
NEW YORK July 16.-Mon-y on call was easy at
2a4 per cent the last loan being made at 2 clos
Ing offered at 1.
Prime mercantile paper, 5is96 per cent.
Sterling exchange dull unsteady at 49, for
sixty day bills and "a. SO u for demand.
Total sales Of stocks to-day were rs, 116 shares,
including the following. Erie $500; Lake Shore.
1850 Louisville 81 Nashville 2,3l5; Northwestern.
1850: Northern Pacific 1915: Reading. 1850; st.
i'4oo,
Although the transactions to-day small. under
good buying for both foregnsand domestic account.
prices were firm TO strong throughout tho session
While the general feeling was somewhat mixed in
developed after of the bank statement ane
the advance checked only by the close of bust
ness. There few stocks which did not share
In the general Improvement New Englanu' Omaha
and Wheeling a. Lake Erie being most prorni-
nent while Western Union somewhat
sluggish but closed unchanged. Richmond
Western preferred, however, developed decided
strength. and all materially higher The opening
was the strongest this week and advances over
yesterdays final prices extended 70 % per cent;
There quiet business only, which soon relapsed
into duness but prices continued strong throughout
most Of the first hour. Richmond ~ West
Point and Tennessee Coal becoming CON
spicuous for the advanccg made. Extreme dullnsss
aud steadiness then marked the dealings until
the issue of the bank when the advance was
again resumed accompanied by little more ANNA
OF the day. Almost the entire list Is higher aud
Tennessee Coal Is up 17s Norfolk a. Western pre-
ferred L L; Missouri Pacific, ls5. and Richmond o.
Railroad bonds wcre quiet; the sales aggregated
1888 OOO Prices steady TO firm
Government and State bonds were dull and steady.
Ill.,. A4ae.
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The Jobbing Trade.
CANNED GOnna

seconds 81 so SO. spppnd .taasard 81 soe
apple apple standard. 2pound. $i.a5o2.5o; SEQ
poas aoess light
pound full. SI.7O01.so: light, 90co$1 string
beans, 750s0c; Lima beans, 81 80 "a l.5o; peas,
stsrs 81. $500; red cherries. ST. 20 80 goose
berries 81 Clio; strawberries. 81. l50f25
COAL AND COKE.
son. 1878 p. ton; Pittsburg. 81 p ton; Raymond
City 81 ~ ton winifreds 81 ~ ton; Campbell
s. and
ton; nut 81 SO p ton; chestnut No. 4 and stove
s "a. 81 ton Coke
iso ba. or So. IS ? load. An .of. GOAL. mt size
500 " ton lass than the above prices on the same
quality of lump coal r,rcs
Alcohol $2.o502.1os asafestda. 2o025c alum.
405c: camphor 3Oo32c; coehinaal. so 055c; chloro-
FORM As 050c; copperas. brls. So 03. So cream tar
tar. pure, aooa2o indigo. soc0s1: licorics; oslsb.
a ilsi oil. castor. GAL $50 80 oil bsrsamos
w. ~ os IS 70 OpI ba.sm sopsb. 5ds55e. SOAP
CASTLE. FRI. 12016c; soda. bcar5 Ala o6c; salts.
zoe; turpentins. AZ 04sc gycerne, 20 o32c; iodide
potass s. 80 03 bromine potass.. 4204Sc; chlorate
potash. Csc; borax. 1o0l2c; cinchonidia, 1920;
onIs-TInseed oil raw 44047c y gal: boiled.
45046c; eoal.oil legal test ~ IL iac; bank: 40c,
bricatinr 2O13Oc; miners 65c. Lard Oils--No. I.
5o955c; do extra. 5516Oc.
WHITE LEAD-Purs 6ho6iac lower grades 5is
ace.
MISUNDERSTANDING AGA Ia isc; Cnnestoga BF,
15c, Consstoga extra 13is,s; Consstoga Gold Medal
lie; Conestoga Goa, 12cs Conestoga "A. Zoe; Con-
ISlse; Meshnsn IA. IL iac; Oakland A, 7e; swift
River. 90; York 32inch 12l9c York 30ineh. IL lac.
BLEAcHED SHxETISGs-B lackstoae IA. 7iac; Bal
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JOHN BRowN's sons, Owen and Jason, whose
white hairs have seen much change and trouble.
live opposite Pasadena in Lower California ~
the foot of tho peak in the Sierra Madres named
after them. Thirteen OF the Brown family 1.-Two
in this spot The old stock still stands by tho
weak. When the Chinese boycott was declared
in 1886 Owen proposed to hire Cinnamon for
principle and examples sake. John Browns de-
scendants are honored by their neighbor&
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ousiy aud RAPIDLY, ike telegraph operators. and
who naturally fall into the habit that involves
tho least waste OF energy. tho perpcndicular
handwriting is rather more common than the
obliaue. All this Is in favor Of the German doc
tor and against the professors OF pcnmspship.
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Smart, but q Little Too Handy,
Boston Herald fMuG.).
Yes. the President ia. as they say at the South,
fright smart" with his pen. Yet. on the whole
we would not advise him TO engage in . general
system of writing In this way.
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Tho Toy Pistol.
PhiIadeIphia Pres

Philadelphia Press
The innocent Flobert rifle is killing of coed
many interesting young folks this year. The
Flobert rifle seams to be enlarged and re-
vised edition OF the deadly toy pistol.